aṣọle
Yoruba
Aṣọ́lé tó ń mú bọ́ọ̀lù.
Etymology
- a- (“agent prefix”) + ṣọ́ (“to guard”) + ilé (“home; base”), literally “guard of the base”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ā.ʃɔ́.lé/
Noun
aṣọ́lé
- (soccer) goalkeeper
- Synonym: golí
- 2019 July 27, “Vincent Enyeama: Aṣọ́lé Nàìjíríà tẹ́lẹ̀ rí ṣe tán láti padà sórí pápá. [Vincent Enyema: A former Nigerian goalkeeper is ready to return to the pitch.]”, in BBC Yorùbá:
Derived terms
- gbá gorí aṣọ́lé (“to lob”)